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JAMES A "Squeaky" HANSON

He was born on September 7, 1936 to Arthur and Celia (Lee) Hanson in Knife River where he grew up and was a third-generation commercial fisherman. Jim married Pat Wallace on October 25, 1958 and together they made their home in Clover Valley and Knife River Valley ever since. Jim was also employed as a machinist for the DM&IR Railway, retiring in 1986.

He was a member of Knife River Lutheran Church and enjoyed farming, raising beef cattle, woodworking, and mowing his lawn.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kenneth Hanson.